HOLLOW

Meaning of HOLLOW in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 15th century

1 : to make hollow

2 : to form by a hollowing action ― usually used with out <rain barrels hollow ed out from trees ― Robert Shaplen>

intransitive verb : to become hollow

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

HOLLOW — I. ˈhä(ˌ)lō, -_lə often -_ləw+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English holwe, holg, holh, from holg, holh hole, den, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLLOW — (a.) Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (a.) Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; …
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — ( a. ) Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( a. ) Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — — hollowly , adv. — hollowness , n. /hol"oh/ , adj., hollower, hollowest , n., v., adv. adj. 1. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — I. ˈhä-(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Middle English holw, holh, from Old English holh hole, hollow — more at hole Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLLOW — vt to urge or call by shouting. 2. hollow ·interj hollo. 3. hollow ·adj depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken. 4. hollow …
Webster English vocab
HOLLOW — [hollow] n (bef. 12c) 1: an unfilled space: cavity, hole 2: a depressed or low part of a surface; esp: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLLOW — hollow BrE AmE ˈhɒl əʊ AmE \ ˈhɑːl oʊ ▷ hollow|ed d ▷ hollow|ing ɪŋ ▷ hollow|ly li ▷ hollow|ness …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOLLOW — / ˈhɒləʊ; NAmE ˈhɑːloʊ/ adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective 1. having a hole or empty space inside : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLLOW — I. hol ‧ low 1 /ˈhɒləʊ $ ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: holh 'hole, hollow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLLOW — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1 a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLLOW — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. 1 a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLLOW — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1. a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a …
Oxford English vocab
HOLLOW — ( hollows, hollowing, hollowed) 1. Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a false/empty/hollow promise (= one that will not be kept ) ▪ I didn’t …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLLOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLLOW — n. 25B6; adjective each fibre has a hollow core : EMPTY, void, unfilled, vacant. hollow cheeks : SUNKEN, deep-set, concave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLLOW — adj. 1 vacant, empty, void, unfilled A hollow space in the wall concealed a secret passage 2 sunken, concave, indented, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOLLOW — 1. сущ. 1) а) полость, пустое пространство (внутри чего-л.) б) впадина, углубление в) выемка, яма ∙ Syn : cavity 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLLOW — hollow.ogg 1. ʹhɒləʋ n 1. пустота, полость 2. углубление, впадина; выемка; яма; рытвина wave hollow - подошва волны 3. низина; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLLOW — 1) вмятина; выемка; полость; пустота 2) выбоина; углубление 3) впадина; лощина; ложбина 4) полый; пустой; пустотелый 5) глухой (о звуке) • - half hollow - nivation hollow - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HOLLOW — 1. ʹhɒləʋ n 1. пустота, полость 2. углубление, впадина; выемка; яма; рытвина wave hollow - подошва волны 3. низина; лощина, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOLLOW — 1. сущ. 1) а) полость, пустое пространство ( внутри чего-л. ) б) впадина, углубление в) выемка, яма • Syn: cavity …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOLLOW — 1. сущ. 1) а) полость, пустое пространство (внутри чего-л.) б) впадина, углубление в) выемка, яма • Syn: cavity 2) низина, ложбина Syn: depression, valley 3) середина, разгар (зимы или ночи) 2. прил. 1) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOLLOW — 1. _n. 1> пустота; впадина, углубление; полость 2> дупло 3> лощина, ложбина _Syn: hole 2. _a. 1> пустой; полый; пустотелый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HOLLOW — 1. n. 1. пустота; впадина, углубление; полость 2. дупло 3. лощина, ложбина Syn: hole 2. a. 1. пустой; полый; пустотелый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HOLLOW — 1. _n. 1> пустота; впадина, углубление; полость 2> дупло 3> лощина, ложбина 2. _a. 1> пустой; полый; пустотелый; hollow tree …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HOLLOW — 1) пустотелый 2) пустой 3) полый - hollow globes - hollow sea - hollow stem - hollow swell
Англо-Русский морской словарь
HOLLOW — 1. сущ. 1) а) полость, пустое пространство (внутри чего-л.) б) впадина, углубление в) выемка, яма ∙ Syn : cavity 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLLOW — cavi (-tá); (vain) van, vacui; (of sound) obtusi, cavernal; v. (ex)cavar; n. cavitá, incavatura
English interlingue dictionary
HOLLOW — basiyo;libaong;mabaw;naghaw'ang;walay sulud
English-Visayan vocabulary
HOLLOW — I. noun see: hole Date: before 12th century an unfilled space ; cavity , hole , a depressed or low …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLLOW — (interj.) Hollo.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (adv.) Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the …
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (v. t.) To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (n.) A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (n.) A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow …
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (a.) Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (a.) Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — ( v. t. ) To urge or call by shouting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( v. t. ) To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( v. i. ) To shout; to hollo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( n. ) A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( n. ) A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( interj. ) Hollo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( adv. ) Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( a. ) Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( a. ) Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — adj. empty, having nothing inside; bowl shaped, concave; worthless, meaningless
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLLOW — v. excavate, dig out, make hollow
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLLOW — n. hole, cavity; sunken area; small valley
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLLOW — n. Function: adverb Date: 1601 1 : so as to have a hollow sound 2 : COMPLETELY , THOROUGHLY <an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOLLOW — n. Function: adjective Inflected Form: hol · low · er \ ' hä-l ə -w ə r \ ; hol …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOLLOW — n. Pronunciation: ' hä-( ˌ )l ō Function: noun Etymology: Middle English holw, holh, from Old English holh hole, hollow …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ■ adjective 1》 having a hole or empty space inside. ↘concave. 2》 (of a sound) echoing. 3》 without real value: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOLLOW — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Something that is ~ has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOLLOW — (SOUND) [adjective] -er, -est - (of sound) as if made by hitting an empty containerWe could hear the hollow sound …
Cambridge English vocab
HOLLOW — See: BEAT ALL HOLLOW also BEAT HOLLOW.
Slang English vocab
HOLLOW — It was quiet a hollow thing; i.e. a certainty, or decided business.
Slang English vocab
HOLLOW — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DEPRESSION 2, basin, concavity, dip, sag, sink, sinkage, sinkhole 2 Synonyms: HOLE 3, cavity, vacuity, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HOLLOW — n. Function: adjective 1 having a muffled or reverberating quality FF1C; had a deep hollow gloomy voice FF1E; Synonyms: cavernous, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HOLLOW — I . a. 1. Vacant, empty, void, cavernous. 2. Insincere, treacherous, false, faithless, hypocritical, pharisaical, deceitful, false-hearted, ~-hearted. 3. Deep, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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